MiniMax H1 Revenue Up 283%, ARR Tops $800M as Enterprise Business Surges
MiniMax released its first interim report since listing in Hong Kong: H1 revenue reached $116.6M, up 283.1% year-over-year—about 1.5x its full-year 2025 revenue of $79.04M. August ARR surpassed $800M, roughly 5.3x the $150M level of February. Growth has shifted from consumer to enterprise and Agent applications, a hallmark case of accelerating commercialization amid surging demand for low-cost models, though losses widened and profitability remains distant.
Confirmed
- H1 revenue of $116.6M, up 283.1%, exceeding full-year 2025 revenue (multiple sources citing Reuters and SCMP)
- Enterprise revenue of $73.9M, up 703%, accounting for 63% of total revenue; founder Yan Junjie said B2B share has risen to about 80%
- August ARR above $800M vs. $150M in February
- Token consumption in July was 20x January's, with growth driven by Agent applications rather than consumer use
- Gross margin rose to 17.9% with gross profit up 464.8%; R&D spending neared $300M
- Adjusted net loss widened to $293M
- The M3.1 model continues the M3 base; Yan Junjie discussed inference cost and intelligence scaling trajectories at the earnings call
Unconfirmed
- @pstAsiatech noted H1 revenue covers only 32% of analysts' full-year expectations, casting doubt on meeting annual targets
Why it matters
MiniMax demonstrates the commercial explosiveness of China's "price-for-volume" AI playbook, with Agent applications emerging as a new compute and revenue engine. Yet widening losses—mirrored by peers like DeepSeek—show growth still depends heavily on R&D and subsidies, with no profitability inflection point yet.
2026-08-26 ~ 2026-08-28 · 8 related posts
Primary sources
- MiniMax Revenue Surges 283% to $116.6M in First Half — talkingatoms · 2026-08-26
- [source] MiniMax ARR hits $800M in August, up 5.3x in six months as B2B hits 80% — 量子位 · 2026-08-26
- DeepSeek lost $71.5M on $47.5M revenue in 7 months; MiniMax ARR tops $800M — APPSO · 2026-08-27
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